Method and apparatus for providing topology based enterprise management
services
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing topology based enterprise management services 失效
    用于提供基于拓扑的企业管理服务的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5878431A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-02

    申请号:US725442

    申请日:1996-10-04

    IPC分类号: G06F9/50 G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and system with associated data structures for providing management of topological associations between objects. The methods define an application programs interface (API) which specifies a consistent approach for the design of application programs to manage topological associations between objects. Objects each represent an aspect of a resource which is useful to a particular application program. Application programs define a resource aspect type for each object to be managed by the API. Objects are specified to the API by application programs along with resource names to identify a resource. The methods and structures of the present invention automatically recognize when the resource names of an object to be managed identify the same resource as other managed objects to thereby allow information to be more readily shared among disparate application programs and to reduce redundant storage of information by those programs.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有相关数据结构的方法和系统,用于提供对象间拓扑关联的管理。 该方法定义了一个应用程序接口(API),它指定了应用程序设计的一致方法来管理对象之间的拓扑关联。 对象每个表示对特定应用程序有用的资源的一个方面。 应用程序为API要管理的每个对象定义资源方面类型。 对象由应用程序与资源名称一起指定给API,以标识资源。 本发明的方法和结构自动识别待管理对象的资源名称何时识别与其他被管理对象相同的资源,从而允许在不同的应用程序之间更容易地共享信息,并且减少那些信息的冗余存储 程式。

    Method and apparatus for shared management information via a common
repository
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for shared management information via a common repository 失效
    通过公共存储库共享管理信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5787437A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-28

    申请号:US741152

    申请日:1996-10-29

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    摘要: A method and associated data constructs for sharing management information, stored in a common repository among multiple application programs. The present invention provides methods and structures for maintaining consistency and integrity of information shared among multiple application programs while allowing easier integration of management information relating to disparate aspects of enterprise management. Standard server programs are provided to serve client application programs by manipulating and retrieving information stored in the common repository. A meta-schema defines the structure of information stored in the common repository and permits extension of the information to incorporate data relevant to new application programs. In addition, tools are defined to permit developers to automate the creation of new server programs which manipulate and retrieve information stored in the common repository. The automatic generation of new server programs helps retain the consistency and integrity of management information achieved by application of the meta-schema structures.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于共享管理信息的方法和相关联的数据结构,存储在多个应用程序中的公共存储库中。 本发明提供了用于维护在多个应用程序之间共享的信息的一致性和完整性的方法和结构,同时允许更容易地集成与企业管理的不同方面相关的管理信息。 提供标准服务器程序以通过操作和检索存储在公用存储库中的信息来为客户端应用程序提供服务。 元模式定义存储在公用存储库中的信息的结构,并允许扩展信息以合并与新应用程序相关的数据。 另外,工具被定义为允许开发人员自动创建操纵和检索存储在公用存储库中的信息的新的服务器程序。 自动生成新的服务器程序有助于保持通过应用元模式结构实现的管理信息的一致性和完整性。

    Generic notifications framework system and method for enhancing operation of a management station on a network
    3.
    发明授权
    Generic notifications framework system and method for enhancing operation of a management station on a network 有权
    通用通知框架系统和方法,用于增强网络上管理站的运行

    公开(公告)号:US06189038B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-13

    申请号:US09442787

    申请日:1999-11-18

    IPC分类号: G06F300

    摘要: A generic notifications framework (GNF) system integrates information from different protocols in a management station interfaced with a network and permits correlation of the information to make more sophisticated management decisions. The generic notifications framework system has one or more protocol-specific translators in communication with the network, a generic notifications framework in communication with the translators, and one or more consumer components in communication with the framework. The translators receive event data elements corresponding with different management protocols from the network and translate the event data elements into respective canonical data structures. Each of the canonical data structures includes (a) a generic field that is common to all of the canonical data structures, (b) one or more attribute fields generated by the translator based upon an examination of a protocol data unit (PDU) associated with each of the event data elements, and (c) a protocol data unit (PDU) that is generally identical to the native PDU that arrived with the event data element. Consumer components register with the framework to receive any canonical data structures having particular attribute fields. The generic notifications framework forwards the appropriate canonical data structures to appropriate consumer components based upon the attribute field values. A correlator may be associated with the framework to correlate the canonical data structures to derive an intelligent event data element, which is essentially the result of an assimilation and logical evaluation of various event data elements. Hence, event data elements are treated and processed generically, and this feature permits more sophisticated decisions to be made.

    摘要翻译: 通用通知框架(GNF)系统将来自不同协议的信息集成在与网络连接的管理站中,并允许信息的相关性来进行更复杂的管理决策。 通用通知框架系统具有与网络通信的一个或多个协议特定转换器,与翻译器通信的通用通知框架,以及与框架通信的一个或多个消费者组件。 翻译器从网络接收与不同管理协议相对应的事件数据元素,并将事件数据元素转换成各自的规范数据结构。 每个规范数据结构包括(a)对于所有规范数据结构是公共的通用字段,(b)翻译器根据对与...相关联的协议数据单元(PDU)的检查而生成的一个或多个属性字段 每个事件数据元素,以及(c)与通过事件数据元素到达的本地PDU大体相同的协议数据单元(PDU)。 消费者组件向框架注册以接收具有特定属性字段的任何规范数据结构。 通用通知框架基于属性字段值将适当的规范数据结构转发到适当的消费者组件。 相关器可以与框架相关联,以将规范数据结构相关联以导出智能事件数据元素,其基本上是各种事件数据元素的同化和逻辑评估的结果。 因此,事件数据元素被一般地处理和处理,并且该特征允许进行更复杂的决定。

    Apparatus and methods for forwarding data packets captured from a network
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods for forwarding data packets captured from a network 有权
    用于转发从网络捕获的数据分组的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09270542B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-23

    申请号:US12533957

    申请日:2009-07-31

    摘要: In one embodiment, packet forwarding apparatus includes a data packet receiving interface, a data packet forwarding interface, and a configuration interface. The apparatus also includes circuitry that defines a plurality of data packet forwarding paths between the data packet receiving interface and the data packet forwarding interface. The circuitry defines at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths in response to input received via the configuration interface, and the circuitry adaptively reconfigures at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths i) in response to input received via the configuration interface, and ii) while data packets are being received by the packet forwarding apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,分组转发装置包括数据分组接收接口,数据分组转发接口和配置接口。 该装置还包括定义数据分组接收接口和数据分组转发接口之间的多个数据分组转发路径的电路。 所述电路响应于经由所述配置接口接收的输入来定义所述多个数据分组转发路径中的至少一个,并且所述电路响应于经由所述配置接收到的输入自适应地重新配置所述多个数据分组转发路径i)中的至少一个 接口,以及ii)数据分组正由分组转发装置接收。

    Generic notification framework system and method for enhancing operation
of a management station on a network
    5.
    发明授权
    Generic notification framework system and method for enhancing operation of a management station on a network 失效
    通用通知框架系统和方法,用于增强网络上管理站的运行

    公开(公告)号:US6012095A

    公开(公告)日:2000-01-04

    申请号:US972830

    申请日:1997-11-18

    摘要: A generic notifications framework (GNF) system integrates information from different protocols in a management station interfaced with a network and permits correlation of the information to make more sophisticated management decisions. The generic notifications framework system has one or more protocol-specific translators in communication with the network, a generic notifications framework in communication with the translators, and one or more consumer components in communication with the framework. The translators receive event data elements corresponding with different management protocols from the network and translate the event data elements into respective canonical data structures. Each of the canonical data structures includes (a) a generic field that is common to generally all of the canonical data structures, (b) one or more attribute fields generated by the translator based upon an examination of a protocol data unit (PDU) associated with each of the event data elements, and (c) a protocol data unit (PDU) that is generally identical to the native PDU that arrived with the event data element. Consumer components register with the framework to receive any canonical data structures having particular attribute fields. The generic notifications framework forwards the appropriate canonical data structures to appropriate consumer components based upon the attribute field values. A correlator may be associated with the framework to correlate the canonical data structures to derive an intelligent event data element, which is essentially the result of an assimilation and logical evaluation of various event data elements.

    摘要翻译: 通用通知框架(GNF)系统将来自不同协议的信息集成在与网络连接的管理站中,并允许信息的相关性来进行更复杂的管理决策。 通用通知框架系统具有与网络通信的一个或多个协议特定转换器,与翻译器通信的通用通知框架,以及与框架通信的一个或多个消费者组件。 翻译器从网络接收与不同管理协议对应的事件数据元素,并将事件数据元素转换成相应的规范数据结构。 每个规范数据结构包括(a)通常为所有规范数据结构通用的通用字段,(b)翻译器基于对相关联的协议数据单元(PDU)的检查而生成的一个或多个属性字段 与每个事件数据元素,以及(c)与通过事件数据元素到达的本机PDU大体相同的协议数据单元(PDU)。 消费者组件向框架注册以接收具有特定属性字段的任何规范数据结构。 通用通知框架基于属性字段值将适当的规范数据结构转发到适当的消费者组件。 相关器可以与框架相关联,以将规范数据结构相关联以导出智能事件数据元素,其基本上是各种事件数据元素的同化和逻辑评估的结果。

    Error tolerant modular testing of services
    6.
    发明授权
    Error tolerant modular testing of services 有权
    服务的容错模块化测试

    公开(公告)号:US07246276B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-07-17

    申请号:US10958049

    申请日:2004-10-04

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28 G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: H04Q3/0029

    摘要: Methods of error-tolerant modular testing of services are described, wherein an ordered list of test module identifiers is built in an error stack for the purposes of structured state teardown following the occurrence of an error during testing of services (i.e., network or other.) The error that triggers the teardown may comprise any error or more particularly an error not among a predetermined list of acceptable errors, the occurrence of which should not cause the cessation of services testing. Upon the occurrence of a triggering error, the test modules associated with the test module identifiers are executed in a reverse order to that which the test module identifiers were added to the error stack, effecting a structured state teardown.

    摘要翻译: 描述了服务的容错模块化测试的方法,其中在服务测试(即,网络或其他)之间发生错误之后,测试模块标识符的有序列表被构建在错误堆栈中,用于结构化状态拆卸。 )触发拆卸的错误可能包括任何错误,或更具体地说,错误不在预定的可接受错误列表中,其出现不应导致停止服务测试。 发生触发错误时,与测试模块标识符相关联的测试模块以与将测试模块标识符添加到错误堆栈的顺序相反的顺序执行,从而进行结构化状态拆卸。

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING DATA PACKETS CAPTURED FROM A NETWORK
    8.
    发明申请
    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING DATA PACKETS CAPTURED FROM A NETWORK 有权
    用于转发从网络捕获的数据分组的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110026521A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12533957

    申请日:2009-07-31

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    摘要: In one embodiment, packet forwarding apparatus includes a data packet receiving interface, a data packet forwarding interface, and a configuration interface. The apparatus also includes circuitry that defines a plurality of data packet forwarding paths between the data packet receiving interface and the data packet forwarding interface. The circuitry defines at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths in response to input received via the configuration interface, and the circuitry adaptively reconfigures at least one of the plurality of data packet forwarding paths i) in response to input received via the configuration interface, and ii) while data packets are being received by the packet forwarding apparatus.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,分组转发装置包括数据分组接收接口,数据分组转发接口和配置接口。 该装置还包括定义数据分组接收接口和数据分组转发接口之间的多个数据分组转发路径的电路。 所述电路响应于经由所述配置接口接收的输入来定义所述多个数据分组转发路径中的至少一个,并且所述电路响应于经由所述配置接收到的输入自适应地重新配置所述多个数据分组转发路径i)中的至少一个 接口,以及ii)数据分组正由分组转发装置接收。